On this day: How Schumacher put Ferrari back on top in F1
2025-10-08
On 8 October 2000, Michael Schumacher won Ferrari’s first Formula 1 drivers’ title in over two decades.The tifosi had been biding their time since Jody Scheckter’s successful 1979 campaign, with Schumacher coming close to the title for Ferrari in 1997 and 1998 against Jacques Villeneuve and Mika Hakkinen, while team-mateContinue Reading
“Good things take a while,” says Wolff on Russell F1 contract talk
2025-10-07
With just six rounds remaining in the 2025 Formula 1 season, George Russell is yet to sign a new contract with Mercedes. After his commanding win at the Singapore Grand Prix, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff claimed that “good things take a while” when explaining the delay to the new deal. RussellContinue Reading
Hulkenberg: Colapinto ‘braking 100 metres early’ caused F1 Singapore GP spin
2025-10-07
Nico Hulkenberg has blamed his Singapore Grand Prix spin on Franco Colapinto, claiming the Alpine Formula 1 driver braked much earlier than usual.Hulkenberg was attacking Colapinto for 14th position on lap 43 when he clipped the rear of the Alpine in Turn 8, breaking his Sauber’s front wing endplate. ButContinue Reading
From Wheelchair to Race Car – Why This Was a Bittersweet Year.
2025-10-07
In 2018, a horrific crash at Pocono nearly ended Robert Wickens’ life—and seemingly ended his racing career. He suffered a double spinal cord fracture, multiple broken bones, and a severe pulmonary contusion. By the end of that year, Robert revealed he was a paraplegic. But Robert Wickens is not likeContinue Reading
Bittersweet emotions for Wickens on his return to racing’s big leagues
2025-10-07
“Bittersweet,” that’s how Robert Wickens describes his season in the IMSA SportsCar Championship in 2025 – the latest chapter in his racing journey in the wake of the life-changing injuries he sustained seven years ago. The Canadian proved he can compete in the premier sportscar series in North America withContinue Reading
Porsche pulls out of WEC – but remains in IMSA
2025-10-07
Porsche will end its factory involvement in the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class at the end of the current 2025 season. The German manufacturer, which claimed last year’s WEC drivers’ title with Kevin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor and Andre Lotterer, announced the move on Tuesday at the same time as reaffirming itsContinue Reading
Why McLaren failed to reprise its F1 Singapore GP 2024 dominance
2025-10-07
After two difficult grands prix on circuits less suited to the characteristics of the MCL39, Singapore looked like the ideal opportunity for McLaren to return to the spotlight and firmly fend off the threat posed by Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen.Compared to the rounds in Monza and Baku, Marina BayContinue Reading
What is behind Acosta’s improvement in MotoGP sophomore campaign?
2025-10-07
KTM team leader Pedro Acosta says he is a more mature rider as he approaches the end of his second season in MotoGP. This follows a smart run to second place in the Indonesian Grand Prix last weekend. While the Spaniard’s raw speed has once again been plain for all toContinue Reading
Percat to retire at the end of 2025 Supercars season
2025-10-07
Nick Percat has surprised the Supercars paddock by announcing he will retire at the end of the 2025 campaign.The 37-year-old will make his last start as a full-time Supercars driver at the Adelaide 500 on 27-30 November, driving his Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro.Percat has won six championship races sinceContinue Reading